Written by Irene Zhiyi Chen
Directed by Becka Morton and Irene Zhiyi Chen
Music by Laura Camacho
When Irene Zhiyi Chen took up Argentine tango in 2022, the new dance steps propelled her to reach toward a shared history—her memories of watching her mom dance tango. In Close Embrace: A Participatory Memoir Play, Zhiyi Chen traces her and her mom’s tango journeys, moving through the intricate mechanics of partner dancing, the mother-child relationship and their experiences with body, gender and intimacies. The play also invites the audience to move, to connect with themselves, their memories and each other. Through queering partner dancing and queering intergenerational intimacy, this play asks: How does it feel to move and be moved? What does it mean to be held?
This show invites audience members to engage in low-impact, gentle movements that travel around the space. We recommend that you arrive in unrestrictive clothing.
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Run time: around 90 minutes. Open to ages 14+
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October 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
October 4 at 2:00 p.m.
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